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1st appearance of Rikki Barnes, the 'Heroes Reborn' alternate reality version of Bucky, later becomes Nomad
Character previewed in an ashcan and SDCC convention preview (July 1996)
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1st appearance of Rikki Barnes, the 'Heroes Reborn' alternate reality version of Bucky, later becomes Nomad
Character previewed in an ashcan and SDCC convention preview (July 1996)
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Premiere issue of a four issue series
Rikki Barnes, formerly Bucky, discovers the Nomad costume in the last panel of this issue and wears it in issue #2
Copies ordered by retailers: 18,054
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Premiere issue of a four issue series
Rikki Barnes, formerly Bucky, discovers the Nomad costume in the last panel of this issue and wears it in issue #2
Copies ordered by retailers: 18,054
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1st team appearance of the Secret Warriors: Nick Fury, Phobos, Slingshot, Quake, Stonewall, Hellfire and Druid
1st appearance of Stonewall, son of the Absorbing Man
1st appearance of Druid, son of Doctor Druid
1st appearance of Hellfire, descendant of the Phantom Rider
1st appearance of Yo-Yo Rodriguez aka Slingshot
Cover art inspired by Avengers #16
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1st team appearance of the Secret Warriors: Nick Fury, Phobos, Slingshot, Quake, Stonewall, Hellfire and Druid
1st appearance of Stonewall, son of the Absorbing Man
1st appearance of Druid, son of Doctor Druid
1st appearance of Hellfire, descendant of the Phantom Rider
1st appearance of Yo-Yo Rodriguez aka Slingshot
Cover art inspired by Avengers #16
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1st cover appearance of Spider-Zero
Variant cover art by Todd Nauck, distributed in 3-packs, exclusive to Walmart
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1st cover appearance of Spider-Zero
Variant cover art by Todd Nauck, distributed in 3-packs, exclusive to Walmart
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1st appearance of Jinny Hex, great-great-great granddaughter of Jonah Hex
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1st appearance of Jinny Hex, great-great-great granddaughter of Jonah Hex
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Cover art by Patrick Gleason
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1st appearance of Icon, an alien who crash-landed on earth and took the form of a black child
1st appearance of Rocket, the first teen mother depicted in DC Comics
First preview of Static, a 3-page sneak peek
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1st appearance of Icon, an alien who crash-landed on earth and took the form of a black child
1st appearance of Rocket, the first teen mother depicted in DC Comics
First preview of Static, a 3-page sneak peek
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Variant cover art by Joshua Cassara
Stormbreakers artist special, one per store
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Variant cover art by Joshua Cassara
Stormbreakers artist special, one per store
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1st cameo appearance of Singularity
1st unofficial team appearance of A-Force, team officially named in A-Force #4
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1st cameo appearance of Singularity
1st unofficial team appearance of A-Force, team officially named in A-Force #4
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Variant cover art by Niko Walker, limited edition
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Variant Black Light cover art by Clayton Crain
Cover art inspired by Incredible Hulk #340 (1988)
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Variant Black Light cover art by Clayton Crain
Cover art inspired by Incredible Hulk #340 (1988)
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Black Panther joins the Avengers - in Avengers #51, Captain America recommends Black Panther for membership but it is not official until this issue
1st appearance of the Grim Reaper, brother of Wonder Man
[February 2023 - rumored to appear in the Wonder Man Disney+ series with actor Demetrius Grosse to potentially be cast in the role]
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Black Panther joins the Avengers - in Avengers #51, Captain America recommends Black Panther for membership but it is not official until this issue
1st appearance of the Grim Reaper, brother of Wonder Man
[February 2023 - rumored to appear in the Wonder Man Disney+ series with actor Demetrius Grosse to potentially be cast in the role]
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Variant cover art by Nick Derington
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1st appearance of Barbara Ann Minerva, becomes Cheetah in issue #9
1st appearance of Epione, an Amazon
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1st appearance of Barbara Ann Minerva, becomes Cheetah in issue #9
1st appearance of Epione, an Amazon
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1st appearance and origin of Barbara Minerva as the third Cheetah
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1st appearance and origin of Barbara Minerva as the third Cheetah
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Comic shop exclusive cover featuring characters from The High Republic
Part one of 'Starlight,' a Star Wars Insider exclusive story by Charles Soule, a prequel to his novel set during The High Republic
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Comic shop exclusive cover featuring characters from The High Republic
Part one of 'Starlight,' a Star Wars Insider exclusive story by Charles Soule, a prequel to his novel set during The High Republic
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After a man discovers that every conspiracy theory that he'd ever studied was true, he sets out to infiltrate the organization that has been been keeping them covered up - the Department of Truth
🚨 November 2020 - Key Collector Comics Exclusive News: a high-dollar bidding war has ended for the ultra-relevant conspiracy theory series that is attracting A-Level talent for a movie
[February 19, 2021 - The Hollywood Reporter confirms our report from November that Department of Truth has been optioned, secured by Elisabeth Murdoch in a competitive bidding war]
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After a man discovers that every conspiracy theory that he'd ever studied was true, he sets out to infiltrate the organization that has been been keeping them covered up - the Department of Truth
🚨 November 2020 - Key Collector Comics Exclusive News: a high-dollar bidding war has ended for the ultra-relevant conspiracy theory series that is attracting A-Level talent for a movie
[February 19, 2021 - The Hollywood Reporter confirms our report from November that Department of Truth has been optioned, secured by Elisabeth Murdoch in a competitive bidding war]
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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher, limited to 4,000 copies
New York Comic Con 2019 Metaverse exclusive
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Variant cover art by John Tyler Christopher, limited to 4,000 copies
New York Comic Con 2019 Metaverse exclusive
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1st appearance of Ultimate Nick Fury
Any difference in Nick Fury's appearance or demeanor are not apparent in this issue similar to the Ultimate Fantastic Four's appearance in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #9
Marvel seems to have committed to the depiction of Nick Fury as a younger, black, James Bond type operative in Ultimate X-Men #9
It wasn't until Ultimates #2 when Fury was unmistakably imagined as Samuel L. Jackson, published 6 years prior to Jackson's MCU debut in Iron Man (2008)
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1st appearance of Ultimate Nick Fury
Any difference in Nick Fury's appearance or demeanor are not apparent in this issue similar to the Ultimate Fantastic Four's appearance in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #9
Marvel seems to have committed to the depiction of Nick Fury as a younger, black, James Bond type operative in Ultimate X-Men #9
It wasn't until Ultimates #2 when Fury was unmistakably imagined as Samuel L. Jackson, published 6 years prior to Jackson's MCU debut in Iron Man (2008)
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Doctor Aphra's full name revealed to be Chelli Lona Aphra
1st appearance of Magna Tolvan, a female officer in the Imperial military who later becomes intimate with Aphra
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Doctor Aphra's full name revealed to be Chelli Lona Aphra
1st appearance of Magna Tolvan, a female officer in the Imperial military who later becomes intimate with Aphra
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